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Walderslade · Tonbridge and Malling

Walderslade: your neighbourhood

Walderslade electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 2% here, compared with 15% across Tonbridge and Malling (13.6 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 8% here, compared with 12% across Tonbridge and Malling (4.3 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 29.4% here, compared with 32.5% across Tonbridge and Malling (3.1 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

22.1%

21 March 2021 · Walderslade

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

672 out of 3,047.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.6%

21 March 2021 · Walderslade

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

109 out of 3,038.

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People counted in the census

3,039

21 March 2021 · Walderslade

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

3,039 out of 3,039.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

29.4%

21 March 2021 · Walderslade

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

738 out of 2,506.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

45.2%

21 March 2021 · Walderslade

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

552 out of 1,220.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

11.8%

21 March 2021 · Walderslade

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

144 out of 1,220.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

36.5%

21 March 2021 · Walderslade

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

918 out of 2,518.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

61%

21 March 2021 · Walderslade

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,537 out of 2,518.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

1.5%

21 March 2021 · Walderslade

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

39 out of 2,518.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

14.5%

21 March 2021 · Walderslade

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

364 out of 2,506.

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Homes rented privately

8%

21 March 2021 · Walderslade

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

100 out of 1,224.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

26.5%

21 March 2021 · Walderslade

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

667 out of 2,518.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

2%

21 March 2021 · Walderslade

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

22 out of 1,224.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.5%

21 March 2021 · Walderslade

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

63 out of 2,518.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Walderslade ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

69 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 75 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Walderslade ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 5 mapped crimes in September 2024; 6 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Walderslade
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202451
October 202442
November 202451
December 202460
January 202560
February 2025122
March 202584
April 202521
May 202533
June 202583
July 202563
August 2025101
September 202551
October 2025123
November 202543
December 2025101
January 202656
February 202617
March 202693
April 202631
May 202634
June 202691
July 202624
August 202667
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Walderslade
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime34
vehicle crime10
drugs8
other theft7
criminal damage arson4
public order3
theft from the person1
possession of weapons1
other crime1
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across Tonbridge and Malling →